Kingdom Plantae Test Review KEY

This test will cover chapters 23-26 in the Biology book, notes, lab activities, study guides, and other assignments given to you by your fabulous teacher. Disclaimer: there is information that’s not on this review that could show up on the test; also there could be information on this review that won’t show up on the test.

  1. First of all, what kingdom have we been studying? Plantae

What are the characteristics of this kingdom?Eukaryote, multicellular, cell wall of cellulose, non-motile, found on land and in water, sexual reproduction (mostly)

  1. What is the balanced equation for photosynthesis?

6 CO2 + 6 H2O ------sunlight------ C6H12O6 + 6 O2

What organelle performs photosynthesis?chloroplast

  1. (Refer to chapter 3 for help on this one.) What structures/organelles do plant cells and animal cells have in common? Cell membrane, DNA, nucleus, nucleolus, mitochondria, golgi, ER, ribosomes, cytoplasm/cytoskeleton

What structures/organelles do plant cells possess that animal cells do not? Chloroplasts, large central vacuole, cell wall

What structures/organelles do animal cells possess that plant cells do not?Lysosomes & centrioles

  1. What is the difference between Bryophytes and Tracheophytes? B: nonvascular (no xylem or phloem); T: vascular (have xylem and phloem)

Where do each of these types of plants live? B: land/moist environments; T: land or water

Give 3 examples of each type.B: moss, liverwort, hornwort; T: ferns (seedless), gymnosperms and angiosperms.

  1. What are the adaptations that plants have acquired for land dwelling? (be very specific!)
  2. Absorbing Nutrients—developed roots, vascular tissues (xylem and phloem), and mycorrhizae (symbiotic relationship with fungi)
  3. Dessication/drying out—waxy cuticle on leaves, stomata that open/close, specialized leaves, seeds
  4. Reproduction without water—spores, pollen, flowers, fruits, seeds
  1. What problems did they overcome to require these adaptations from question 5?
  2. absorbing nutrients from the land
  3. preventing their bodies from drying out (dessication)
  4. reproducing without water
  1. From chapter 25, what are the 3 types of tissues that plants can possess? Describe each and give examples if possible.

Dermal tissue—protective outer layer of plants, ex. epidermis, root hairs, cork, guard cells

Ground tissue—much of the inside of the plant, ex.mesophyll (palisade and spongy)

Vascular tissue—tubes that carry substances throughout plant, ex. xylem (carries water and minerals UP the plant; phloem (carries sugar DOWN the plant)

  1. What is the difference between woody and non-woody stems? Woody—have bark, are brown; non-woody are herbaceous (green)
  1. What is the overall purpose of a flower on a plant? reproduction

Draw and label a flower (similar to the one on page 538). After labeling, describe the functions of all of the anatomical structures.

Flower—function is reproduction

Petal (corolla)—attract pollinators

Sepal (calyx)—protect developing bud

Receptacle—holds the ovary to stem

Stamen (male reproductive parts):

  • Anther—produces pollen (pollen contains sperm, male reproductive cell)
  • Filament—holds up anther

Carpel/Pistil (female reproductive parts):

  • Stigma—sticky, allows pollen to attach
  • Style—tube that allows sperm to travel to ovary
  • Ovary—contains ovules, when mature becomes the fruit with seeds
  • Ovule—egg, female reproductive cell
  1. What are the different vectors for pollination of plants? Wind, water, animals
  1. Which parts of the flower are considered to be “female,” and which parts are considered to be “male”?female = pistil (stigma + style + ovary/ovules); male = stamen (anther/pollen/sperm + filament)
  1. What are the 3 types of Tropisms that we discussed? Give an example (or even draw) and example for each type.(tropisms occur through the action of hormones)
  2. Phototropism—response to light (plant grows toward/leaves turn to light)
  3. Gravitropism—response to gravity (stems = negative since grow away from gravitational pull; roots = positive since grow toward pull of gravity
  4. Thigmotropism—response to touch (ex. vine climbing on structure)
  1. What are the differences between Gymnosperms and Angiosperms? Give 3 examples of a Gymnosperm and 3 examples of an Angiosperm.

Both are seeded tracheophytes. Gymnosperm—seeds in cones, typically needle-like leaves, mostly evergreen; Angiosperm—seeds in fruit, produce flowers, typically blade-like leaves, most

  1. Are Monocots and Dicots Gymnosperms or Angiosperms? Angiosperms

Fill out the Monocot/Dicot table below and draw a correlating picture.

Veins in Leaves / Flower parts in multiples of / Stems—vascular tubes are / Roots / Seeds/Embryo-# cotyledons
Monocot / parallel / 3 / complexly
arranged / Fibrous/
diffuse / one
Dicot / Netlike/branched / 4-5 / In a ring / Taproot / two

14. Draw and label a cross section of a leaf (similar to the one on page 559). After labeling, describe the functions of all of the anatomical structures.

15. The picture to the right is similar to one of the microscope slides, the Allium Root Tip, that you observed during the plant survey lab.

What process is occurring in the root tip? Mitosis is occurring in the zone of cell division (protected by the root cap)

What is the purpose of the root hairs in the diagram?

Increase surface area for water and mintral absorption

What are the meristems in the diagram responsible for?

Cell growth

Which “zone” is closer to the plants (as opposed to farther down in the soil)?

Zone of maturation

16. What is transpiration? Evaporation of water vapor from the leaves of a plant

Where does it occur? Through stomata in the leaves

Why does it occur?Helps in pulling water into plant through roots/water potential; living part of the water cycle